WRAP PARTY & EPSON GIVEAWAY

i gotta say, one of the smartest decisions i’ve made is moving into a bigger studio. (besides painting it white!) i’ve already been able to use numerous times, i feel inspired, clear-headed and happy! something that made me very very happy was inviting a bunch of my friends over to my studio last weekend for a wrapping paper party. working with epson was a real dream, they let us all be creative and added a really unique twist on the event.

you can watch the video that created first. i love it so much! such good memories with my friends. and somehow the music makes me kinda teary eyed. maybe it’s PMS? regardless, it’s awesome.

my assistant joanie is always telling me i need to go way less overboard when it comes to these events. i try really hard, i do. but i fail every time. i guess i’m like my mother after all. i hired my best friend to do all of the styling. she was in charge of sourcing the supplies and setting them all up for the guests. i knew she would do an amazing job, and she definitely delivered.

jen hand painted a ton of white paper with black paint pens (turned out awesome!) and hung the designs all over the room for people to choose from. we also filled baskets with pretty paper from our friend’s then we all just spread out and made a mess…

i handed out a to each of my friends when they arrived (just like a label maker but prints ribbons!) everyone got a kick out of writing funny phrases and quickly printing them.

made a green garland to decorate our brick wall and created a bunch of floral arrangements to make the space look festive. set up a beautiful brunch spread with yogurt parfaits, jam tarts, pastries and mini frittatas.

and of course the spiked coffee bar was a hit….

don’t you love my friend huge bow? she wore it all day. and how about some for your presents this year? or hand making some like jen’s below…

i also asked my friends to bring some photos on their phone (with a buncha blogger friends that’s not a very difficult task. ha) the new can print photos right from your phone using wifi. so cool. we a bunch of old photos and printed out s to decorate our packages with. (win the , and below!)

we left out a bunch of scissors, tape, twine, stickers, ornaments, paint, pens etc…so everyone could just go crazy with their wrapping.

i mean, i knew my friends were creative but they seriously took it up a level for this. we had such a fun morning wrapping presents, drinking too many coffee/baileys concoctions, and catching up with each other. the holidays can be so busy for everyone, so it was nice to just relax.

luckily there’s still time to get all your friends together and throw one of these parties yourself. let me know if you do, okay? i always love seeing your photos & recreations. happy holidays! – bri

for day #4 of our 12 days of giveaways we are giving away a printer, scanner and ribbon maker to one winner! win it for yourself or for your sister in college, your grandpa who loves to scan his old photographs, or maybe your your crafty friend.

prize package includes… | |

here’s how to win… (CLOSED)

1) “like” the designlovefest page.

2) go to the epson and take a look around.

3) leave a comment below letting me know your favorite item.

one winner will be chosen on thursday, december 12th at 10am PST. open to US readers only. the retail value of prize is $400+. also! $20 off any purchase on with the code designlovefestthrough december 31st, 2013 (US only)

I would definitely get the “Epson Perfection V550 Photo Color Scanner”. We recently bought a Polaroid Instamax camera and It’s quite lovely… but I still have a hankering to post some of them on Facebook!

I’m a teacher, so the EX5220 Wireless XGA 3LCD Projector is really appealing. It would be awesome to be able to connect wirelessly to a projector in the classroom, and it would be awesome to be able to watch movies on the big screen on weekends and snow days!

This looks like so much fun! I would LOVE this prize back – I think the printer would be my top choice because like most everyone else, I have a million photos on the computer and my phone but rarely print them out anymore!

That looks like the most fun party ever! This is a really great giveaway. I have an older epson printer currently and I would LOVE to upgrade to a newer one with wifi. I love the ribbon printer too. I would get so much use out of that! (liked on too!)

The Expression Premium XP-610 Small-in-One Printer hands down! This would be put to so much use while I finish up my last year as a photography major! So great for helping me out in putting together a portfolio before going out into the working world

I have actually been looking at getting a new printer/scanner combo for my shop purposes, and this Epson Expression Premium XP-810 Small-in-One Printer would be perfect! Fingers crossed! Love this post and all of the creative wrapping you and your friends came up with.

Definitely the small-in-one printer! I’m always having things printed off-site for my work, so a printer like that would be a huge lifesaver. (My kiddos, however, would go CRAZY for the ribbon printing kit.)

The Epson Expression Premium XP-810 Small-in-One® Printer definitely because my printer just bit the dust and I need a good photo printer! I just bought my first DSLR camera and a new printer would be perfect!

i am all about that Epson Artisan 1430 Inkjet Printer and then some.. I could print and print for days on this champ! I like to throw a lot of themed parties and sometimes I take it a little over board too as my friends sometimes say but I enjoy all the little details when I go to events and your wrapping party was the cutest.

Epson Expression Premium XP-810 Small-in-One Printer looks perfect for me! i have a printer I still have to plug in to work, and this one would make my projects so much easier! And LabelWorks Printable Ribbon Kit is too fun!

Epson Expression Premium XP-810 Small-in-One Printer for sure! I have an Epson large format photo printer that I LOVE, but unfortunately it stays in the closet unused most of the time since it’s not wireless. 🙁

I love the label works products. The ribbon printer kit is awesome and I saw an iron on label maker on the Epson site that is very cool too. With a kid in Kindergarten Ii can’t tell you how often I would use both. Thanks for the intro to them. Hope I win..like everyone else, lol!

I love the Epson Stylus Photo R2000 Inkjet Printer. I know the all in one is super handy but having a printer dedicated to photos would make me print more of those digital photos that are forever living in my computer. 😛

This wrap party looks SO FUN! What a fabulous idea! And I love the white paper painted with black–super easy and fab.

I also would LOOOOOVE to win an Epson printer! I’ve been wanting one for awhile now. My favorite on their site is the Epson Expression Premium XP-810 Small-in-One® Printer. Thanks for the opportunity & the inspiration!

Your giveaways are making my december days bright!! We are so busy at work and I get so excited to start my day seeing what’s new on your blog. That ribbon printer is unbelievable!!! I cannot even tell you my love for personalizing things, label makers and ribbon. Pretty much they’ve now all combined into one amazing device! Epson you rock my world.

I need this! I have tons of empty frames in my apartment and so many great photos, but somehow I never get around to getting them printed, which is really sad. I especially love the Epson small in one printer.

The V550 and that cool arse ribbon printer. Who thinks of stuff like that?! Genius! Crafty genius. This one would be a great one to win I must say…I can already see the Christmas party crew in my head…Everyone needs a bunch of funness like the one you created.

Epson products are great and I use them pretty much every day personally and professionally so I’m a BIG fan of this giveaway. I would love to add the ribbon maker to my stash but if I’m being super truthful…the 7900 is one of my dream printers.

Ohh, it’s gotta be the scanner for sure, I’ve been wanting to chronicle old family photos for so long now… But I love love LOVE the ribbon printing concept as well! I used to go to town on my big bro’ old label maker…

Facebook page has been like for years, darling! I already have an Epson printer, but I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to get the printable ribbon kit. I have been on a black and gold kick for the holidays and it would make gift wrapping so much fun!

This is one of my favorite things you guys have done as of late. So wonderful!

I would LOVE to win the Epson Expression Premium XP-810 Small-in-One® Printer. I just bought a new MacbookPro and could definitely use an All-in-One solution to print my design projects. Bonus? It wouldn’t entirely take over my house.

I’m really digging the Megaplex MG-850HD 720p resolution projector. We have a neat little wood wall in our back yard by the fire pit and the projector would be AWESOME to play movies from the wood wall!

I already have an Epson Workforce and I can honestly say it’s my favorite to use as a designer. It lets me scan and print from my Iphone. My mom is a ribbon freak and goes all out with wrapping, I swear she could’ve opened a wrapping paper store. I’d love to win the ribbon printer!

First of all, I love the idea of a wrapping party because it makes wrapping presents that much more fun. Second of all, absolutely love the Urbanic Paper Gold Foil Wrapping Paper. Must share, like, buy. Last but not least, the photo color scanner looks amazing! Would make the perfect holiday gift for just about anyone under the tree this year.

Love this project! I would love to donate my old Epson printer to a local school and get an Epson Expression Premium XP-610 Small-in-One® Printer to print pics from my phone when I’m in my treehouse studio. Cheers!

The Small-In-One Printer looks fantastic. How convenient to print wirelessly from your phone. I would keep an album and tape handy so I can just print and stick right away! This coming year I want to keep a journal of dinners and gatherings, and this would be perfect.

I’ve had the Epson Styl​us Phot​o R200​0 Inkj​et Prin​ter on my Wishlist FOR.EV.ER. I’m a graphic designer and I have a wedding coming up (yay!) and I really want to print my own save-the-dates and invitations. I’m hoping Santa (my fiancé <3) will put this under the tree this year!

This is the greatest party idea! I will be stealing it for sure. Hands down my favorite Epson item is the printable ribbon kit. You can do so much with it! And it has offically been added to my christmas list 🙂

The Epson Expression Premium XP-610 Small-in-One® Printer would be a great addition to my household. With two small kids I am constantly taking photos and would love to be able to print them so easily.

Wow. This is the most creative and innovative way of wrapping! I wish I could afford to make all my presents look that pretty! …maybe someday! I love all your great ideas and how creative you are! I absolutely love everything you do! The giveaway is AWESOME! I can’t believe how generous of a giveaway this is! My favorite would probably have to be the photo printer… or the ribbon maker! ahh! so hard to choose! LOL

i am a knitwear designer + visual merchandiser but have recently been having so much fun watercoloring little illustrations+abstract designs and printing them on fabric. i just added a flatbed scanner to my wishlist (to encourage more painting and drawing) this morning but now i totally want a ribbon printer too- thanks to this post! i can envision so many practical uses for a ribbon printer (hang tags, sewn-in garment labels, thank you ribbons, etc)!! and don’t even get me started on wifi printing… so many pictures to be rescued from the archives of my phone and actually displayed! now i’m coveting all of these products.

What a fabulous use of these Epson items, Bri! I’m coveting the Epson Perfection Photo Color Scanner this year. Last year I spent a pretty penny have my paintings scanned professionally and using the copies to wrap holidays gifts, birthday gifts, wedding presents, etc. Having a scanner of my own would make this so much easier! XO S.

Hi! All of your posts are so inspiring! I’m a graphic designer/ amateur photographer that’s in the very beginning stages of breaking out on my own creatively! Life’s too short to work on uninspiring, client derived projects! I am so excited by the Epson Expression Premium XP-810 Small-in-One Printer, it’s the perfect kick start tool to get this girl goin!

Oh my gosh oh my gosh gift wrapping is my favorite thing of all time!! Kind of obsessed with the Labelworks Printable Rippon Kit, and also think I could put the Expression Premium XP-810 to good use too 🙂

Did it read “ssssssatin ribbon!?” That LabelWorks is on my wish list 🙂 LOVE the wrap post – we needed this last night as we were re-wrapping a while elephant book for the one girl in our book club who was sick and missed our annual Christmas book swap/cookie swap party – there’s always next year. . . Thanks!

Bri! This giveaway is so fab!
Obsessed with office supply fancies and this is PERFECT-Would LOVE to have the XP-810 Small-in-One printer for all the photos I haven’t printed yet.
Also, can I be invited to your next wrapping party?

Oh my goodness! What a phenomenal giveaway! I’m always prepping crafts, and snapping pictures of my students- this would make for such an incredible work environment OUTSIDE of the classroom! And I could scan their work.

Full disclosure- I’d use this for myself too 😉 Thanks for the chance to win, Bri!

I love the idea of the ribbon printer. I thought it was so cool when you first posted it in blogshop post. Also, I saw on fb that you were concerned people would be upset at the length of this post. I hope you never feel bad for posting a lot of content. 🙂 one of the best things about this blog! The content. 🙂

The Epson Expression Premium XP-810 Small-in-One Printer looks amazing! To be able to print, scan, copy, and fax all-in-one would be great! I seriously need to print some photos for my albums so this would be very handy indeed!

So creative. Inspiring on every level. What is so cool, is I never really fancied myself someone who could pull this stuff off until now. I love all of these Epson products. My favorite is the small all-in one Epson Expression printer!

That small printer seems great for my small space. Can’t believe how gorgeous this party looks-those little disco balls are fab-and the spiked coffee is perfection. It’s all so pretty and looks so fun!

Bri I would love the ribbon maker because the possibilities are endless, but I have to go with the small 3-in-one printer because my sister and her kids could really use one. She is starting her own jewelry business and doing everything with just her smartphone so this would be a perfect present to give them. Happy holidays!

Hi Bri! Looking through the Epson website, I would love to use the Gold on Navy Ribbon Cartridge with the Printable Ribbon Kit. Emily Henderson made a YouTube video using this Epson Label Maker a few months ago and I fell in love with it! Endless personalization ideas. 🙂 Thanks and have a great day!

gotta love that ribbon printer! but what i’d really love is one of their large format scanners so I can scan renderings for my interior design major at home rather than battle it out on campus, but with those price tags it’s a seriously distant dream.

I really love the Epson Expression Premium XP-610 Small-in-One Printer! As a graphic design student, I constantly pawn over nice printers I want but can’t afford! This printer is perfect for the graphic design student- small yet highly functional :).

I absolutely love the ribbon printer. I have a five year old daughter and we would have a blast personalizing our own ribbon, for gifts, our hair or wrapping up some of our favorite things. What a great holiday give away!

What a perfect post! I love everything ya’ll do! It’s too bad I live in Korea and can’t win those goodies! Btw pleaseee make another online i heart blogshop (i guess it sold out in 5 min. lol) or come to Seoul! xxoo Regina

My goodness! I think I teared up a little too.
I’ve been in the need for a scanner for some time for my artwork… the Epson Perfection V550 Photo Color Scanner looks amazing!!!
Also, thanks for the coupon!

What great ideas. I’m definitely stealing the idea of the huge bow for xmas or nye 😉
The epson stylus Photo R2880 Inkjet Printer would be the dream gift but the XP printer would already be AWESOME!
Thank you

LABEL MAKER!!! Oh my word, we had one of those guys at my old job and I went nuts. I labeled things that had absolutely no need to be labeled… but I did it anyways because LABELS. Please give me an opportunity to label my cat, my toilet, my favorite spoon and my side of the room.

The small Epson printer is perfect for living (and crafting) in a studio apartment! I love the wireless function. It didn’t dawn on me until I saw your wrapping paper video that I could print right from my iPhone. I love that.

I’m so in love with the LabelWorks™ Printable Ribbon Kit!! I’ve never seen something like this and really think there is so much you could do with it as far as decorating and personalizing gifts! Loved your post!

I love the idea of a wrapping party! Saving this idea for future use. This is too cute! That ribbon maker is so neat… I didn’t know that existed! Also, what a great giveaway. Epson (I’ve heard) has some awesome products.

I really like the Epson v500 scanner. I’ve heard it’s great, and I actually have it on my wish list currently (it’s out of stock, unfortunately)… but winning this giveaway would be way cooler! 😉 Thanks for the opportunity.

What a fun party idea! I love all the creative ways y’all came up with to wrap your gifts! Will definitely be borrowing a few this holiday!
I am really Impressed with the ribbon label from Epson-how fun is that?! The iron on kit they have is also cool. I could see a ton of fun projects using both of those!

I’ve recently been lamenting the loss of having all of my photos as prints to collect in albums for years to come, so i love the one photo printer. Though I have boxes of ribbon I’ve collected over the years and it would be so neat to customize them!

Wow! I’m in love with the iron-on printable kit and the ribbon printable-kit, they’re simply genius! Such a beautiful prize and beautiful gift wrapping you made 🙂 I think I’ll do something like that too!! thanks for you beautiful ideas!! xxx

I’ve been needing a printer for quite some time now, I just haven’t gotten around to getting one quite yet. It would really add some spice to the apartment! Just the simple all in one printer would work since our apartment is so mini.

What a fun party!!! It’s really fun to see how company’s like epson evolve over time and think of some really creative things. My favorite is definitely the ribbon maker! Liked on Facebook (Courtney Elizabeth) and my fingers are crossed to win!

Overly in love with the LabelWorks printable ribbon kit! Such a cute detail to add on gifts and almost everything! Great job Epson!
Also loving the “surprise poppers” idea.
This ribbon kit would be such a great branding tool for my Etsy company I am in the process of creating and growing! (following my dreams with DesignLoveFest as a huge inspiration!)

Hi love the Epson Perfection V550 Photo Color Scanner!!! it would be perfect to help me build my freelance photo business! i only shoot film and don’t live near a photo place that i can get my film scanned. this would help me so much!!!

The small-in-one printer looks amazeballs. as someone who seems to only watch their children through the screen of their iPhone, this would allow for super fast and easy uploading and printing – on actual paper! – for framing and gifts. Maybe that would allow me to PUT DOWN the phone and pick up my children… 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win!

I LOVE the printable ribbon kit! My has always spent HOURS wrapping our christmas presents (she even measures and cuts the wrapping paper with a straight edge and exacto knife). I would love to give it to her for the holidays!

wow! what an awesome giveaway. and such a unique party idea! the xp-300 printer has been on my radar – especially since moving far from home. i desperately need to fill my walls and space with some cherished moments. thank you!

What would I do without Pinterest?? I’m so glad I came across your blog! This is such a cute idea, so creative! When did label makers become this awesome?! I’m constantly having to drive across town to pick up prints this Epson printer would be wonderful to have 🙂

This POST! What a beautiful job done by all attending/working/goshisthatreallyworking? Very inspired/impressed, not the least of which would be supported by that adorable Epson Small-In-One.
All the same, much appreciation for the artists of this post, all —
“God Bless Them, Every One.”

I love the Epson Artisan 1430 Inkjet Printer. It would help bring all of my creative projects to life, especially with the photo printer, scanner and printable ribbon kit! Oh the things I could accomplish!

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